June 8, 2016 Gold firms gear up for growth as cost of mining the metal falls Early signs of activity include Kinross Gold's March decision to expand its Mauritanian gold mine and Goldcorp acquisition of junior Kaminak for $520 million in May.
June 8, 2016 Pharaohs’ shadow an omen in Egypt gold search Egypt's gold mining industry has for years been long on potential and short on investment.
June 7, 2016 2016 metals, mining outlook darkens World Bank revises down growth rate for commodity exporting countries to just 0.4%, predicts 15% decline in metal prices this year.
June 7, 2016 Top miners squandered $200 billion during boom Capital spending by the world's largest miners since 2010 amounted to $632 billion – 32% of which has now been written off says new report.
June 7, 2016 Diamond exports ban lifted from Central African Republic Decision comes three years after the country’s gems were found to be funding armed groups in an inter-religious conflict and placed under embargo.
June 6, 2016 Commodities storming back into bull market Most analysts believe the commodities market has turned a corner and that prices are unlikely to return to lows seen in the past year.
June 5, 2016 $67 million raised for Mali gold project Confidence about a prospective gold mine in Mali got a significant boost, after the company behind the project raised US$67 million to go toward construction.
June 3, 2016 Tutankhamun had a dagger made of iron from meteorite Scientists say the high manufacturing quality of the blade in comparison with other simple-shaped artefacts suggests a significant mastery of iron working in the Egyptian boy king's time.
June 3, 2016 South African gold miners to appeal silicosis ruling They will dispute the country's High Court decision last month to allow a class action suit seeking damages for up to half a million miners who contracted silicosis and tuberculosis.
June 2, 2016 Nevsun shares jump on Eritrean drilling results $11 million regional drilling program defining Bisha camp in east Africa as a world-class multi-deposit volcanogenic massive sulphide district.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
